The Washington critic., 1887-11-08
OnR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions Of the
National Capital,

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at Georgetown, corner of lilgh street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, cast along
Pcnnsylyanih avenue, passing circle con
tanning Mllls' statue OF Washington; Cor
coran Gallery, State, Warnnd Navy Depart
mcnts; Presidents House, Lafayette square,
containing Mills' equestrian statue OF An
drew Jackson; Department of Justice thalt-
Ing at Fiitt cnth street, where transfers arc
given to Fourteenth street Branch) Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury Do
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Wilardsnnd other hotels, and through
theprincipal business portion of tho city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market (wlere transfers arc given to the
Seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac RlvOr),
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
hcrc transfers are given to branch running
TO Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as'
cendng south side OF Capitol Hin, contin'
uing along Is street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy.xard gate.
Returning same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.strcct Branch = starts at Now
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street TO boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue. lte.
turning, same route. Transfers given to and
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
seventh.street Branch-starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postofices, Odd.fcl-
lows Hall, crossing, Pennsylyana avenue
at Centre Market and city Postoliicc (whcrc
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
lne), continuing across tho Mall. past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu'
scum, to the wharvcs Of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway-Lc Georgetown,
where IL makes a circuit OF West lligh,
Faycttc, Second, DumbartOn and Mont
gomcry streets, passing near Georgetawn
College, Academy Of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, aud OAK llill Cemetery,
oyer Rock Creek to street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pila'
tial residences of tho West End, including
that of the British minister; along snYcn'
tconth street west to " street north Four.
teonth street To- i, passing Willard aud the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (whcre
transfers are given TO tho Ninth,strcet
BranCh), past the. Patent and Post Offices,
To FIFTH street, TO Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, City Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot TO Delaware
| avenue, to u street north, To First street
| east, thence along East Capitol street TO Lin.
| coin Park. Returning, same route going
| west, except along New Jersey avenue ana
| d street instead of Indiana avenue.
| Cars also leave the west front of the State,
| War and Navy Departments at convenient
| Intervals, connecting with above Hue at
Seventeenth and II streets.
| Ninth street Brancll-Start at northern ter
| minus of Seventh street west (where It CON
meets with Silver Springs Brnncll, divorging
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postonices at y street twherc
transfers are given to main line east or
west), thence TO u street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore aud Potomac Depot,
sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four,
and.a.half street, thence TO the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharves, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
| Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
| terminus Of Ninth.street Branch, following
Co.. ia 49, nat UurI
sity and schuetzen Park, to entrance to
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning
same route.
west southeast of Treasury Department,
| along New York avenue TO Its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts, avenue to
II street north, past the Government Print:
| ing Office TO Boundary and beginning OF
| Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
road Returning, same route.
| North Capitol and o Street Tor Belt) Railroad
| Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
| and .a.half street, thence east TO First west,
north to q street, west to Fourth street,
north to 7 street, west to Eleventh street,
south to street north, west to Fourteenth
| street, south to Ohio avenue. east u
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point Returning, same
route, except passing east over . instead oil
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to tho Centre Market, Potomac river
| fteafnDOut WllttNtS, bureau VI
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostia misunderstanding from foot OF
Seventh street, along NJ street south
past nayy.yard gate, TO Twelfth street east east
town and the Government Hospital for th'
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfer,
| t. and from Avenue Line or scventh'strec
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, cents.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue TO twenty
second and q streets northwest. Fare,
cents; six tickets for % cents. uorse'ca
| tickets are also received AS fare.
Hordic cabs are run 10 any part OF the city
Fare, 25 cents, within mile; IS cents pc
hour for one passenger; u per h0nr 10
more than one. Stands, East Capitol from
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
| street northwest,
The Parks.
Washington Circle Is at Twenty third street
New HAMPSHIRE and Pennsylvania avenues
and containing an equestrian statue o
Washington.
Mcpherson Sguara Il at Vermont avenue I
and Fifteenth streets, containing al
equestrian statue of General MCPHERSON.
Farragut Square NJ connecticut avenue, l,
and Seventeenth streets, containing statue
of Admiral Farragut.
DUPONT Circle at New Hampshire, Connect
cut and Massachusetts avenues and Nine
teenth street, holding the statue OF Admira
Dupont. This circle l. in the heart OF thu
most arlstocratic part of the CITY,
Scott Circle, at Rhode Island and Massachu
setts avenues and sixteenth street, contain
Ing an equestrian statue OF General Winhel'
| Scott.
Thomas Circle lies at the intersection of yeI
mont and Massachusetts avenues and \
| and Fourteenth streets. An equestrian
statue of General George II. Thomas adorn
this the smallest OF the circles.
lilac Park, at l. and Twelfth streets and Mas
,achusetts avenue, and, Syringa Park, a
Tenth and l. and Massachusetts, avenue, ar
two triangcs beautifully kept, and note'
IOr their proluson of the shrubs from whic
they get their name.
Mount Vernon Place Includes New,York an
Nussachusetts avenues and X street b,
tween seventh and Ninth streets. A mag
nihcent fountain In the centre greatly adorI
this beautiful park.
Iowa Circle Is at Vermont and Rhode Islan
avenues = and Thirteenth streets, Generi
Grants house Is on the southwest SIDE,
Franklin Square, between and X and Thi
teOnth and Fourteenth streets, Is the mo
artistically designed and beautiful of all III
smaller reservations, II contains mature
place, and spring OF delicious watc
which supplies several hydrantS.
Rawlins' Square Is ut the intersection {
New York avenue and Il street, west OF q
! White House. The Rawlins Statue h5
been removed to the south side of Pennsy
vaniu avenue, south of Ninth street.
Stanton Place " at the intersection OF Mass
chusCtts and Maryland avenues and Q stree
northeast. II contains "A statue OF Gcncri
Nathaniel Greene,
Lincoln Park occupies the grounds at u
intersection OF North CurOlina Nnssach
actts, Tennessee and ku.,utky Nv venues,
street northeast, A street southeast NJ
East Capitol street. II contains the hoaui
ful group OF statuary representing Liu'O
striking the fettcrs from the limbs OF u
slaves. Reached by ths Metropolitan car
r Tie Cemeteries.
MnshInELnn cnntalns seyerll beautlfuI Nv